"I was not aware of this interest, this is the first time I've heard of it, but it's always nice to hear that a big club like this follows you.

"I'm focused on Celtic. I want to continue to play well, I'm very happy. My contract expires in June 2015 so I have to continue to play well like I currently am at Celtic. It's always nice to hear that clubs monitor you, because it means you're doing a good job.”

Guidetti has been on the books of Premier League champions City since 2008, but it does not look likely that he will be able to break into the first team anytime soon.

Subhankar Mondal

A football journalist based in Wakefield, Subhankar Mondal has previously worked for Goal.com International and Skysports.com, and has had his sports articles published in The Guardian and The Observer. He has also been on the BBC in the past and his name once found its way to the pages of the World Soccer magazine. He was recently cited in a major Louis van Gaal biography.